International Workshop on Molecular Methods in Soil Biological and Biochemical Diversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems.

土壤是陆地生态系统的核心组织实体，拥有极其多样的原核和真核生物群。它们在物理和化学上也很复杂，微聚集体和大聚集体嵌入在一个固液和气体基质中，该基质不断变化，以应对自然和人为引起的扰动。 分子系统学技术的最新进展为土壤生物多样性和生物复杂性的研究提供了机遇。拟议的研讨会利用这些机会讨论土壤生物多样性问题，特别侧重于应用分子方法进行测量。研讨会将包括联合撰写的论文的介绍，每一个由台湾和北美科学家领导的工作组。台湾政府将为所有台湾参与者提供支持，并提供所有当地住房和每日生活费，交通费等，对于外国参与者。 NSF的资金将由生态系统研究计划和国际计划办公室联合提供，并将用于支付来自美国的10名高级和5-6名初级（博士后）参与者的国际旅费。还邀请了来自加拿大和澳大利亚和新西兰的几位同事，他们将提供自己的旅费。

Soils are the central organizing entities in terrestrial ecosystems and possess extremely diverse prokaryotic and eukaryotic biota. They are physically and chemically complex as well, with micro- and macro-aggregates embedded within a solid-liquid and gaseous matrix that is continually changing in response to natural and human-induced perturbations. Recent advances in molecular techniques in systematics provide opportunities for the study of biodiversity and biocomplexity of soil biota. The workshop as proposed builds on these opportunities to address soil biodiversity, focusing particularly on the application of molecular methods for its measurement. The workshop will include presentation of jointly authored papers, each followed by working groups led by Taiwanese and North American scientists. The Taiwanese government will provide support for all Taiwanese participants and all local housing and per diem costs, transportation, etc., for the foreign participants. NSF funding will be jointly provided by the Ecosystem Studies Program and the Office of International Programs, and will be applied to international travel costs for 10 senior and 5-6 junior (postdoctoral) participants from the United States. Also invited are a few colleagues from Canada and the Antipodes (Australia and New Zealand), who will provide their own travel funding.